Depo provera side effects mood swings

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DepoProvera is costing me my relationship with my husband. After 7 years married (today) he confessed to me to be emotionally drained... wow... that's because we never have sex. And when we do it feels to me like a job. I don't enjoy it, I want it to be over fast.
I definitely NOT GETTING my next shot. I guess I'll go back to the pill =/
Being a woman is a wonderful thing, but chemical birth control *****. Good luck to the ones that keep trying.

) then I gained 25lbs this time around. Plus coming off of depo I had so many terrible sideeffects. If you really want to be put on depo I would suggest MARINA IUD instead. Depo is suppose to take a while to come out of your system well it doesn't always take that long. They can never really explain it to you. Everyone is differnt but if there was every a law suit against depo I would sign on the dotted line in a heartbeat.

Despite what docs reassure you, please READ THE SIDEEFFECTS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS OF DEPOPROVERA ON THEIR SITE!! Here are some things you may not have been told:
* antibiotics DO decrease the effect of any birth control, whether it is oral, topical, or by injection.
* bleeding can and does occur during pregnancy, and esp.

4 days ago I had the progesterone implant Implanon put in and I have been suffering from anxiety and severe moodswings ever since. I had the implant removed today and feel a little better. I am still very frightened as I have never felt like this before in my life - I feel disconnected to the world around me and am very teary and feel depressed, but the next minute I feel fine again - could these mood swings be due to the implant or some residual stemetil drug reaction?

on your 13 week, yea right, doctors need to be more informative with this depo because i wouldve never got it, i could be prego now if it wasnt for depo. I started getting sideeffects a week before my shot was due and have had them ever since. severe abdominal pain,depression, mood swings, severe hair loss, very bad acne, gaining weight, just dont feel like myself. i also had a false prego on depo right after my shot was due test came up positive but i wasnt.

Hi I was on depo not for long either my sideeffects were soooo bad I Also have exactly what you have now my doctor now has me on antidepresants its funny I was in the exact siutation as you just had a baby went on depo have very bad side effects now that I got off and my doctor has me on antidepressants Im okay but I did visit a sit on the web about depo horr story It opeaned my eyes ( mabe a little to wide) but in my sisuation my doctor blamed new born baby depo and basicaly the hormone thing.

I had been on the DepoProvera shot for about 12 months. My last one was in February. I stopped having a period by my second dose. For various reasons, I had decided not to continue with the shots. However, I still have not had a period and I am having tender breasts, cramps, bloating etc a couple of times a month, as if I am going to get a period, but it never comes. My "PMS" symptoms seem worse than they ever did before Depo or while on it.

I HATE Depo!!! I did ONE shot and had the whole bag full of sideeffects, WEIGHT GAIN, acne, moodswings, sleep loss, and many other terrible symptoms, it's been a year now and I have been going to doctors trying to get back to normal. I had to get on progesterone to get a cycle and that worked one time. Finally I started my own cycle all by myself! I have HIGH hopes of TTC. If ANYONE reads this DO NOT get on Depo, the negatives outweigh the positives.

I am 18 years old and I have recieved one Depo shot which was in may of 07 towards the the middle so the shot was up in aug of 07. I experienced a lot of the listed sideeffects like spotting which happened for about a month after i got the shot, no period the whole three months and non still, mood swings for about two weeks when i first got the shot. I had unprotected sex the whole time, before and during and only a few times after it was up.

Depo provera's sideeffects:
• Depression. Several studies report that these occur in less than 5% of users. But should you have a tendency or already suffering from depression then you are more susceptible to this side effect.
• Emotional liability, nervousness, fatigue, depression, dizziness.
One injection will likely be out in three months. Still, it depends on your muscle as it is a muscular deposit.
Seems like you have premenstrual syndrome. Actually, pill 24/4 can help you with that.

I was on depo for 1 year. (I'm 25 now, 23 at the depo time) I gained 50 pounds, had terrible moodswings, depression, bone loss, fatigue and some minor other problems. I suffer from knee/joint pain now because depo causes you to loose calcium in your bones. If you choose to go with it, make sure you start a calcuim supplament right away. I honestly would suggest researching into any drug before you commit to it. Some people I know have had really good luck with it.

if you are no longer on the pill you could easily go back to seeing your post deposideeffects. it is possible to be PG....but more than likely your body is trying to readjust from all the bc and depo. it took me 18 mos off depo to ovulate again....i too took a hormonal bc after depo to regulate my cycles and it didn't work:( infact i ended up having to wait longer. so keep the faith and hopefully it won't take you as long as me to get normal and fertile again.
love....

I was on DepoProvera for BC for 8 years with no sideeffects but headaches, which were manageable. Also had no periods, which was great! However, I became ill when I stopped having the injections at age 45. I experienced fatigue, joint pain and swelling, and depression. I was tested for everything from Lyme disease and Lupus, to thyroid conditons - all negative. My Dr. finally gave up and diagnosed me with Chronic Fatigue syndrome.

Hi, I am 17, I am on DepoProvera and am having sideeffects such as constant bleeding (1 month and half) and the common mood changes. I was told that if I take estrogen I can minimize the bleeding or even stop it...However I was informed by a nurse that due to breast cancer running in my family if I starting to take an estrogen pill so early it can potentially make my risk of breast cancer even higher for the future.

I wasn't planning on using any birth control after I had Lily, we were just gonna go with natural family planning. Well at my doc appt today he suggested the depoprovera shot may help with milk production since I'm having an issue with it due to anemia. I went ahead and got the shot becuase I figured it was worth trying to see if it WILL help AND with the anemia problems right now it's probably best that I elminate as much risk of pregnancy as possible for awhile.

happyflower i feel your pain i had one baby and i went on depo............ my doctor failed to tell me about the sideeffects.............i took one shot last august and.... i haven't seen a period till this day............. now i'm married and i want another baby and it seems impossible.........i have gained over 50lbs and i have no sex drive.. what am i supposed to do know??

The most important thing to remember about Depo, is that you need to take a calcium supplement while on it. The sideeffects from Depo are the same side affects you will experience from any birth control. Just make an informed decision.

Hello,
Menstrual irregularities are known sideeffects of depoprovera. This can be in the form of excessive bleeding or less bleeding. Depo-Provera is a long-acting progestin (hormone) form of birth control and after using depo shots for an year atleast half of the women were not menstruating. The effects of the depo provera may last after several months after the last injection.
You need to consult a gynaecologist for the same.
I hope it helps. Take care and regards.

I just went off the depo shot a few weeks ago because I had serious side effects! I didn't realize it until I went to different doctors trying to find out what was wrong with me. Every test I got back was fine which was frustrating because I knew something wasn't right in my body. I had severe stomach problems that would brought me to the emergency room one night. I have a perfectly healthy stomach so it was strange that I kept getting sick.

days when I can barely function and have also experienced symptoms of hypoglycemia and panic attacks and or crying jags for no reason.
I have been reading a lot about the Deposideeffects some women have had and they mirror mine. I've had a thyroid test and it was fine, so I don't think that I'm diabetic.
I have been trying to eat well and clense with milk thistle to try to hasten the exit of the Depo.

I've been reading alot of different sideeffects from different people on the depoprovera shot.. some that go from hair loss to joint pain,mood swings, water retention, WEIGHT GAIN ..and the list goes on and on.

I recently had an Impanon removed after two years of sideeffects - excessive weight gain, depression, almost non-stop bleeding, no libido etc.
When these symptoms didn't clear entirely after removal I was investigated further and am now being treated for Hashimotos. I'm slowly feeling much better.
I'm wondering now if thyroid issues maybe the real reason some women have so many side effects from Implanon?

Welcome to the sideeffects of DepoProvera! :) It takes A LOT of time to get used to the drug and yes, all that you're experiencing with the mood swings, lower abdominal pains, etc. are just normal side effects. Damaging to someone is a possibility. Did the doctor explain to you the side effects and what happens to your bones the longer you're on the stuff?
I was on it for 3 years and had... somewhat problems at the end. Sometimes the side effects are easily to control while other times...

I was on depo 2007 - 2008, and like you I got really bad moodswings and felt depressed (not helped by gain weight from Depo) so came off it in July 2008. I am still feeling some side effect, and my periods are really bad. I think it can take anything up to 24 months to get Depo completly out of your system. Though some women go straight back to normal. I would strongly advise continuing with Depo, it has been nothing short of a nightmare for me.

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